Chapitre 64: The Number Two
"----goodbye--"
I blink hard, opening my eyes to the warm light streaming through the windows. As I get out of bed and get dressed, I try to remember my dream, but to no avail. Not that I was expecting much; I haven't been able to recall anything from my dreams in a long time.
The only thing left is that feeling.
The kind of feeling you get when you have to make an impossible choice.
Just as I'm about to pour myself a glass of water, the door to the small wooden cabin opens. I glance up.
"Oho, somebody finally decided to wake up~?"
A young woman smiles back at me, her long hair flowing the breeze.
"Good morning to you too, Sofia."
Whenever I laugh or smile, it feels like my face is straining against it. Like my muscles have gone unused for so long, they don't quite know what to do.
The girl chuckles, "Morning?? Try afternoon!"
"Sorry, sorry~"
She sighs, trying to hold back a grin, "Honestly, what am I going to do with you, Sebastian~"
I shrug.
Things are rather uneventful these days, since my defeat of the greater monsters so long ago. Regular monsters still appear around the world, especially around here, but I don't mind. A bit of exercise does me good.
We decide to go for a walk around the glittering lake, the royal castle visible on the horizon. The afternoon light is warm and comforting once I get used to it, but when first I feel it, I clench my jaw, as though expecting pain.
"Is everything alright?"
"Oh, yeah, I just felt a bit weird for a second."
She tousles my hair playfully.
It's funny, whenever I'm in the capital, everybody treats me like royalty. Well, I guess I technically am, since my marriage with princess Sofia, but I don't like it. I never have. Out here, though, I don't need to worry about all that. It's just me. And Sofia.
I look out over the water and take a deep breath. It's at times like these that all of my concerns seem to fade away. The feeling from my dream dissipates, too.
Whatever choice I had to make, this was the right one.
Chapitre 65: Sincerely,
It's been a while. Wherever you are, I hope you're well. And I hope you're happy.
Considering the length of my life - and yours too, I suppose - we've known each other for a rather short time. Still, we had fun, didn't we? I think Elizabeth did. I know I did.
And I know you'll always be in my heart, no matter how much time passes.
I'm sorry things went the way that they did, and I'm sorry that you had to go. Sometimes, I regret not trying harder to make you stay. There are so many things you never saw in our world, and so much about you we never knew. I wish we had shared more stories. There's so much I would've liked to tell you.
I moved back to Rosewood after you left. Elizabeth went her own way, but she visits me quite often. She still looks and acts like herself, but I get the sense that she misses being around you. It's hard to tell with her, though.
There are even days when I imagine that we're all still-
No, I can't write that.
*Sigh*
Honestly, I hope you never get to see the words I've written on this page. Not because I don't want you to know them, but because it means you're not where you're supposed to be. And even if you did, I guess you wouldn't remember me.
So, really, this letter is just for me. When you're as old as I am, you need closure. I hope you got yours.
Who knows, maybe we'll see each other again some day. We've done the impossible before, right?
Anyway, this is more than I was planning on writing, so I'll end it here. I can't linger on the past forever. I just want to say one last thing. I probably should have said it long ago, but better late than never.
So...
We love you, Sebastian.
Sincerely,
Vol
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